Combustible chemical unit



Jan. 14, 1930. c. v.' POHLSON COMBUSTIBLE CHEMICAL UNIT Filed May 16, 1928 I INVENTOR. Car/ Vn/ o/saa, BY fl ATTORNEYS.

Patented Jan. 14, 1930 CARL V. POHLSON, OF PAWTUCKET, RHODE ISLAND COMBUSTIBLE CHEMICAL UNIT Application filed May 16, 1828. Serial No. 278,258.

This invention relates to a combustible Also it is found that when chemicals are chemical unit and has for its object to provide prepared which contain salts blue vitriol and a combustible container carrying an a-pproother chemicals for artificially producing priatc quantity of combustible chemical crysthese so-called drift wood blaze effects that tals to be applied at a single feeding to a log when exposed to the air the salt crystals ab- 55 fire, the container being formed of a free sol'b the moisture causing the whole to lump burning material such as dry wood, card into mass form, which prevents the same from board or the like, and the crystalsin the 0011- being nicely and evenly sprinkled or distribtainer being ofacharacter to produce various ut-cd over the burning logs of the fire; and colors in the flame while burning whereby to obviate this difficulty in a simple and effec- 60 when the chemical crystals are released by tive way, I have provided a container or botthe burning away of the container, the crystle which may be formed of combustible matals become distributed by action of the flame terial such as wood, paper or the like and of o er the burning logs to produce the desired a size to contain or carry the proper or apcoloring effects. propriate amount of chemical crystals to be 65 A further object of the invention is to proapplied to the fire at a single feeding. This vide a package containing a definite number bottle is preferably elongated and after being of these units bound together in bundle form, filled with the chemical crystals is sealed by each different unit having a different colored cementing a closure member on its open end 2 outer surface whereby collectively the units thus excluding the moisture and keeping the of the bundle suggest the different colors of charge dry so that when the bottle or unit is the flame when acted upon by th released applied to the fire the casing will be first chemicals. consumed thus releasing the chemicals which With these and other objects in view, the when acted upon by the flame will be autoinvention consists of certain novel features matically spread about over the logs to proof construction, as will be more fully deduce the desired coloring effects to the flames; scribed, and particularly pointed-out in the also in practice it is found desirable in marappended claims. keting these goods to assemble them in pack- In the accompanying drawings: age form, each package having a definite Figure 1 is a perspective View showing a number of these bottles secured together in a bundle of these combustible chemical units bundle and deposited in a box for shipment, in a box with the lid removed. whereby one bottle may be withdrawn at a Figure 2 shows the bundle removed from time and deposited on the fire to produce the the box. different coloring efiects to the fire. Also,

Figure 3 is a perspective view of a single each of these bottles or containers is prefercombustible container or bottle. ably tinted with different colors which when Figure 4 shows the closure cap removed assembled in bundle form collectively sugfrom the bottle. gests the different colors produced by the Figure 5 shows the bottle or container in burning chemicals in each bottle and thefolsection with its cap cemented to one end and lowing is a detailed description of the present filled with the combustible chemical crystals. .embodiment of my invention and showing Figure 6 is a perspective view illustrating one means by which these advantageous reone of the chemical combustible bottles as sults may be accomplished: deposited upon the burning logs in a fire With reference to the drawings, 10 desig- 45 blaze. nates a combustible bottle which may be It is found to be very interesting in the formed of any suitable material such as pasteburning of log fires to reproduce the so-called board or other material which will be readily drift wood blaze, the coppers and salts in consumed when subjected to a flame. whichserve to produce different colors in the In this particular instance, I have shown flames from the burning logs. the bottle as being formed of wood with a 14 for shipment.

central bore of a size and length to receive an appropriate quantity of chemical crystals to be applied to a log fire at a single feeding for producing the necessary coloring efiects to the flame. Into this bore is deposited the proper quantity of combustible chemical crystals 11, which crystals are of a character to produce various colors in a flame upon being burned. After these crystals have been deposited in the bottle, a cap or closure member 12 is secured to the open end of the bottle sealing the same against action of moisture and so preventing the crystals from lumping whereby when one of these units which consists of combustible bottle filled with the combustible chemical crystals is subjected to the action of the flame, the bottle or outer envelope upon being consumed releases the dry chemical crystal contents which when acted upon by the flame are distributed over the burning logs to produce the desired coloring effects to the flame.

These units may be marketed in bundle form, each bundle to contain a definite number of units, as illustrated in Figure 2 and the whole may be bound together by a binder member 13 if desired'and deposited in a box In some instances, each bottle in the bundle is tinted a different color so that when assembled the units of the whole suggests the different colors of the flame produced by the burning chemicals which renders the package attractive and stimulates sale of the artic e.

The foregoing description is'directed sole- 1 towards the construction illustrated, but

desire it to be understood that I reserve the privilege of resorting to all the mechanical changes to which the device is susceptible, the

invention being defined and limited only by the terms of the appended claims.

I claim 1. A combustible chemical unit comprising a sealed moisture-proof bottle formed of combustible material and containing combustible chemical crystals of a character to produce various colors in flame when burned, said bottle being elongated and of a size to contain an appropriate quantity to be applied at a single time to a log fire, whereby, when the unit is bodily deposited on the burning logs the bottle is consumed and .the crystals are acted upon and distributed by the flames over the burning logs to produce the desired coloring effects. t.

2. A package comprising a bundle of combustible chemical containing distributor units banded together, each unit being formed of a sealed moisture-proof bottle filled with combustible chemical crystals of a character to produce varlous colors in the flames when I burned, each of said bottles of the bundle being of a size to contain an a propriate quan- 1,74s,see

fire whereby when the unit is bodily deposited on the'burning logs and the bottle is conv 3. A pyrotechnic novelty comprising a combustible moisture-proof casing sealed to prevent ingress of atmospheric air, and dry chemical crystals therein of a character to produce changing colors when burnt, said crystals being released on the burning of the casing.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

CARL V. POHLSON.

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